Woke

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Woke might refer to:

• A term in African American Vernacular English to refer to awareness of danger, injustice, and racism^[1]
• A political term originating in feminist circles indicating awareness of social justice issues
• A term appropriated by the Alt-right used as a smear against one promoting a socially progressive message; later re-appropriated by Republicans, Christofascists, and other conservatives as a generic snarl word against pretty much anything they don't like^[2] or in some cases, outright stated to be what it is, in brazen contempt of civil rights.^[3]
• A term used by conspiracy theorists to refer to themselves; see Wake up
• The past tense of wake
• Having a functional conscience and sense of empathy^{[citation needed]}

These types of usage of the word originally derive from African American Vernacular English.^[4] This word is nearly a century old.^[5]

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